Distributed Logging vs Local Logging
Developers should implement distributed logging when building or maintaining systems with multiple independent services, such as microservices or serverless applications, to gain visibility into cross-service interactions and failures meets developers should use local logging to track application execution, identify bugs, and monitor performance in development and production environments. Here's our take.
Distributed Logging
Developers should implement distributed logging when building or maintaining systems with multiple independent services, such as microservices or serverless applications, to gain visibility into cross-service interactions and failures
Distributed Logging
Nice PickDevelopers should implement distributed logging when building or maintaining systems with multiple independent services, such as microservices or serverless applications, to gain visibility into cross-service interactions and failures
Pros
- +It is crucial for debugging complex issues that span multiple components, monitoring system health in real-time, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements
- +Related to: elastic-stack, fluentd
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Local Logging
Developers should use local logging to track application execution, identify bugs, and monitor performance in development and production environments
Pros
- +It is essential for debugging complex issues, auditing user actions, and ensuring system reliability, especially in scenarios where real-time remote monitoring is unavailable or as a fallback mechanism
- +Related to: structured-logging, log-levels
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Distributed Logging if: You want it is crucial for debugging complex issues that span multiple components, monitoring system health in real-time, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Local Logging if: You prioritize it is essential for debugging complex issues, auditing user actions, and ensuring system reliability, especially in scenarios where real-time remote monitoring is unavailable or as a fallback mechanism over what Distributed Logging offers.
Developers should implement distributed logging when building or maintaining systems with multiple independent services, such as microservices or serverless applications, to gain visibility into cross-service interactions and failures
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